What's That Bowel?

My son is trying to communicate.  He says things that sound like words all the time, but mostly it's just coincidence.  He's trying to communicate more than he has words in which to do so.  We're working on understanding his pointing and babbling and we're guessing what he means or what he's asking.

It seems like he's pointing at things, mostly things in an up and on the ceiling direction, and making questioning sounds.  We've started naming nouns in the direction he's pointing.   I realized today that I was saying back to him, "what's that?" and then adding the noun, such as "What's that?  That's a light.  Light." 

During his bath, it sounded like he was even saying, "what's that" when he'd point to things in the bathroom.  He also seems to know the word "ball."  Although, when he says it it sounds like "bowel."  He's most definitely understanding much more than he can speak or communicate, but it looks like the months ahead are going to be interesting, not to mention funny to listen to.

The Big Boy Update:  He's figuring out he can take off his shoes if he pulls on the Velcro.  He's not been interested in taking shoes or socks off until recently.  For the most part, it's okay.  Sometimes we need him to keep his shoes or socks on so that he won't scratch his ankles raw. 


The Tiny Girl Chronicles:  She's still trying to get her hands into her mouth, and she's succeeding.  But she's not regular at it, and she doesn't do it through the night because we keep mittens on her during the night.  But she does need to be soothed sometimes and she's also not great at a pacifier either.  Sometimes it takes a bit to get her to settle down as a result when she's tired.

Right-size Countdown:  13.1 pounds to go